Dough-shaping machine.



PATENTED JAN. 7, 1908.

H. HUEG.

DOUGH SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.8.1906.

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H. HUEG. DQUGH SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8. 1906.

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NEW YORK. N. Y.

DOUGH-SHAPING- MACHINE.

i Specification of Lottea-s Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1908.

Application filed August 8. 1906. Serial No- 329.730.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, H city of Newh'ork, (Queens,) in the county Queens and State of New York, vented a new and Improved Dough-Shaping Machine, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention, which generally re 1 lates to an improved machine for shaping" dou h that has been previously divided into hatt 'dies of the desired sizes, preferably by a dough dividinp machine, more particularly refers to an improvement on the machine disclosed in my two-pending application filed j March (3, 1906, and my said present invenj seelis to provide certain iml provements iu the structure of the machine referred to, whereby to render the sainethe more ellicient and )ositive in its use, and whereby the manufacture thereof is made more economical.

Generally stated, the machine disclosed in pplication referred to, comprehends a drum, a shaping apron combined therewithyfor lorminp the den h to the desired ldaf shapes, feed rolls for elivering the batches to the drum, and a coiling means intermediate the drum and feed rolls provided for turning; and coilint the dough batches as they leave the feedrolls and are fed into engagement with the shaping drum.

.\ly present invention, tures, embodies an improved construction of, and the manner of adjustably mounting the coiling means, cooperatively combined with devices for positively leadin the dough to the said coiling means where )y to effect the My present inven tion also comprohends an construction .and arrangement of i improved feeding rolls, including adjusting the dough means, a sore adjustable r0 1 being connected with and ar- I ranged to be moved by the roll adjusting del vices, the said scrapers being relatively so combined whereby to form a threat way for. the passage of the dough, independent of the coiling means. i

In its more subordinate featares, my present invention embodies certain details 'of construction, and peculiar combination of parts, includingan improved positioning of the raping drum and the delivery end of' the rioiling plate whereby the o eration of tak' n, the shaping, and thede ivering actions h mums Hues, of the i have inj proved dough shaping machine.

in its broad 'feaer for each roll, the one for the i the drum, is rendered ositive and uniform, all of which will be iereinafter fully described, spccificall ointed out in the appended claims, and il fustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which F igure' 1, is a perspective View of my ini- Fi 2, is a vertical longitudinal section thereoi taken practically on the line on Fig. 3. Fig. 3, is a transverse vertical section of the same taken on the line .3" '3 on Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is a vertical section of the feeding in rolls and the coiling mechanism, and m wluch the initial cod ing or rolling of the dough is effected.

Fig. 5, is a detail view of the coilin" plate. Fig. 6, is a similar view of the guar plate and the stationary scraper formed as an integral portion of the upper or pivotal end thereof. Fig. 7, is a detail hori-, zontal section, taken on the line 7-7 on Fig. 2 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig. 8, is a cross section thereof on the line 8--8 on Fig. 2. Fig. l), is a similar view of the modified form of the-drum andapron, hereinafter referred to.

-. in my present construction of dou d1 shaping machine, the frame It) preferab y is the shape generally disclosed in Fig. 1 of the drawings and in the upper end of the frame are journaled the shafts l1 and 12 that carry the feeding in rollers 13 and 14. The shaft 11 of the rear or inner roller, is mounted in adjustable bearings 12" slid'ably held for horishowing the manner,

zontal adjustment inthe slot-ways 10 of the frame and each of the nected with the adjusti shown in Fig. 2, by reference to, which it will be observed that to the adjustable bearing members 12 is connected at cross plate 12", to the outer edge of which is fastened a scraper blade 12 which has .fi with respect to the rollers 13 at all times, since it moves with the roller and the adjustable boxes therefor when the same are set by the adjusting screws, before referredtol 'hcn the machine is to mold "Vienna bread, the rolls 13 and 1,4 are of concaved form, but it will be understood that the shape ofthe' said rollers, in practice, is governed by the eharacter or shape of the bread loaf to be formed.

In my present construction, the outer shaft 12 carries the fast and loose pulleys 15 and 16 and the said shaft is provided with the drive gear 17 that meshes with the gear bearings 12 are conng screws l2 as best I contact with the dough that is 18 on the shaft 18 that carries a pulley 18, over which the dough delivery apron 58 passes, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it eing understood that the adjacent feed roller 14 is rotated "by reason of frictional forced down In my present 12) that flank by the said rollers 13 and 14. case, the roller 13 has flanges the other roller 14'. l

The inclined coiling plate 20 in the present l case is pivotally hung on the cross I'm 20*- l the said plate is pendently-disposed and at a suitable angle with respect to the line oi' discharge of the feed rollers 12; and H, the angle of inclination ol the said coiling plate being adjustable by means of the screws 2U" that engage with the frame brarhels it), as I shown. In the present construction, instead of forming the coiling plate with a series of l longitudinal, ribs, l'arrange the said ribs 22 transversely thereof and the uppermost rib l forms the oll'set 22, with which the sheet, as it passes from the feed rolls, engages and bv means of which the movement 0 the said dough sheet is arrested and the lower end thereof is caused to make its initial coil or roll.

To provide for positively arresting the dough coil as it passes down over the roiling dough plate and to cause it to continuously roll or coil upon itself, i prefer to make the ribs 22 of a substantially triangular shape but with the dough abutting surfaces in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the coiling plate, and to provide for holding the dough to positively engage with thesaid ribs as it passes down over the boiling plate, '1 provide a guard plate 33 which is hung upon the rod 32 and set to its desired position by means ol' the set screw 34, and in the present construction, l form the upper end of the guard plate iliiwil h the stationary scraper 21 which coins-rates with the roller 14 and which is so disposed relatively to the scraper for the other roller, whereby lU'lOl'll. a throat- 1 way, lhrough \\'Hl('ll the dough sheet from the leed roll passes and by rel'erring now to Fig. 2, it will be observed that in my present construction the two scrapers are so disposed with relation to the ribs ol' lhe coiling plate that the dough, in passing down, is led to positively engage with the upper toolh or rib, this being an essential advantage over the arrangement ol the srrupersin the coin strut-lion disclosed in my pending application referred to. l instead oi" using longitudinal side guides or llanges, as shown, 1 simply provide a pair oil screws 23, adjuslably mounted in the opposite ends ol' the coiling plate, which are located one at the upper or entrant end ol the said plate and in such manner to prevent a lateral swerving oi the dou h as it is started y down upon the coiling teeth or ribs. By reason-of lorining the coiling ribs transversely instead of longitudinally, as in my other application referred to, and locating the abutting surfaces of the upper cross rib as shown, relatively to the tluoat-way between the scrapers, a pocket for retarding the end of the dough sheet as it passes between the scrapers, is provided and performs the same functions as the special construction of pocket 24 shown in my other application referred to. By thus forming the eoiler and arranging the scrapers as stated, it will be apparent that when the bottom ofthe dough sheet passes down between the scrapers, by-reason of engaging with the upper transverse rib, it will be detained for a sufficient period to cause the dough sheet to roll up in a coil, as indiruled in Fig. l. The scrapers that engage the rollers 13 and 14 have their scraping edges shaped. to suit the transverse shape of the said rollers as will be readily understood lroni the drawings.

. Br referring now more particularly to Fig.

2, it will be noticed that in my present construction, the shaping roller is disposed a dis tance considerablyfurther from the line of feed to the dough than is the case in my copending" application. In other words, in my present construction, instead of the dough.

roll as it passes from the coiling plate, engag ing with the shaping roll at a point almost in vertical ahnement with its arms, by reason of the location of the discharge end of the coiling plate relatively to the shaping roll,it is caused to engage with the said roll at a point practically below the horizontal axis of the said roll and'by reason thereof, the coiling or dough roll is caused to move in a practically uninterrupted and continuous direction,

since in my present construction, the pivotal connection 42 of the apron 40, is at a point in horizontal alinement with the axis of the shaping drum 35), which, in my present machine, together with the apron 40, is covered with canvas, indicated by 49 and 50 in the drawings, and the .a iron 40 may be either of a' straight form as shown in Fig. 8 or it may be renewed as shown in Fig. 9, according to the shape to be imparted to the loaf.

, Instead of making the bearing for the shaft 112 adjustable, the said hearing may be a lined one if desirable, it being understood that any considerable adjustment of the shaft 1'2 away from the shaft 11 will be compensated for by changing the relative diameters of the gears 17 and 1S and 37 and 38, the latter of which transmit the required motion to the shaping drum.

The dough roll or coil, as it leaves the coiling plate, drops into a channel ll between the apron and shapjng drum and it is carried along tlu'ough the said channel by the rotation of the drum, it is'inolded to assume its final shape, and when thus shaped,it is delivered from the channel onto a shell, as

shown in Fig. 1, but "t may be delivered onto an endless carrier as shown in my other application and when the latter is used, the loci may be conveyed directly to the oven.

As in my other application referred to, the apron in the present case is adjustable, it being provided with a socket 45 on the lower end for engaging with the ball end 44 of the adjusting screw 43, the adjustment of which provides for a desired positioning of the apron 40 with respect to the shaping drum.

Having thus described my. invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a dough shaping machine, a pair of feed rollers, and 'a drum, and a means intervening the drum and'feed rolls for leading.

intervening means substantially as shown.

. 2. In a dough shaping machine, a pair of feed rollers and a drum, a ribbed coiling plate, and a guard plate that cooperates withthe coiling plate.

3. In a dough shaping machine, a pair of feed rollers and a drum combined with an intervening coiling plate and means on the said coiling plate for preventing the dough from moving laterally oil the plate, as set forth.

4.- In a dough shaping machine, a pair of feed rolls and a drum combined with an in-- tervening coiling plate having transverse ribs and means at the receiving end for preventing'the dough from spreading laterally oil the plate, 'lor the purposes set forth.

In a dough shaping machine, a pair of feed rollers, combined with a drum, a scraper for each of the said rollers, said scrapers forming athroatway for the passage of the compressed dough sheet, a coiling plate located between the said throatway and,the drum, said plate having a linember for retarding and turning the end of the dough sheet as it passes through the throatway formed by the scrapers.

6. In a dough shaping rtiachine, a pair ol feed rollers, an adjustable bearing for one of said feedrollers, and a drum combined with anintervening coiling plate having a series of transverse ribs and an adjustable guard plate for cooperating with the coiling plate.

7. In a dough shaping machine, a pair of feed rolls and a drum combined with acoiling plate having transverse ribs, a pair of scrapers cooperating with. the feed rolls and forming a throatway for the passage of the dough sheet, said coiling plate having its 4 ribs projected in line of the said throat-way,

for the pur ose's described.

"8. In a ough shaping machine, a pair of teed rolls, a shaping drum, a feed way for I leading the dough from the rolls to the shapi ing drum, said teed way comprising a transversely ribbed plate whose ribs project in the line of feed of the dough from the rolls, and a guard cooperating with the ribbed plate, as set' forth.

9. In a dough shaping machine, feed rolls and a drum combined with an intervening adjustable coiling plate and an intervening guard plate that cooperates with the coiling plate and scrapers for the feed rolls. '10. In a dough sha )ing machine, feed rollers and a drurn com ined with an intervening adjustable coiling plate and an intervening guard plate for the coiling plate, a scraper for each of'the feed rollers, one of the said scra ers being fixedly connected with the guard plate, as set forth.

11'. In a dough shaping machine, a pair of feed rolls, and a drum combined with an intervening ribbed coiling plate pivotally supported at its upper end at a point adjacent the line of delivery of the feed rolls, its lower end being located adjacent the entrant portion of the drum and means for adjusting the lower end of the coiling plate with respect to the drum and an adjustable guard plate cooperating with'said ribbed coiling plate, as set forth.

12. In a dough shaping machine, a pair of feed rolls and a drum, a throatway at-the discharge of thel'eed rollers, said throatway consisting of a pair of opposing scraper members that cooperate with the feed rolls, and a coiling plate having transverse ribs' pivotally supported at its upper end with the uppermost rib projecting 1n the line of the throatway, and means at the lower end of the ceiling plate for adjusting said lower end with respect to the drum, substantially as shown and for the purposes described.

13. In a dough shaping machine, a pair of teed rollers, combined with a drum and an apron therefor, together with a transversely ribbed coiling plate mounted between said drum and said feed rollers and adjustable stops projecting through said ribbed coiling plates substantially as shown and described.

14. In a dough shaping machine, a pal? of feed rollers, combined with a drum and an apron therefor, together with a transversely ribbed coiling plate mounted between said drum and said feed rollers, adjustable stops projecting through said ribbed coiling plate and an adjustable guard plate cooperating with said coiling plate substantially as shown and described.

HERMAN HUEG.

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